He’s old for his age.
But paradoxically he’s simultaneously 20 days younger than The Langford.
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get the joke but
We really have no idea what the longevity of an African born AFL player is.
| Name | Country of Birth | Club(s) | First | Last | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliir Aliir | Kenya | Sydney | 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| Ivan Astruc | Mauritius | Fitzroy | 1897 | 1897 | 6 | 1 |
| Jack Baggott | South Africa | Essendon, Richmond | 1927 | 1937 | 138 | 140 |
| Damian Cupido | South Africa | Brisbane Lions, Essendon | 2000 | 2005 | 53 | 66 |
| Ted Garside | South Africa | Hawthorn | 1931 | 1931 | 6 | 0 |
| Jason Johannisen | South Africa | Western Bulldogs | 2012 | 16 | ||
| Stephen Lawrence | South Africa | Hawthorn | 1988 | 1998 | 146 | 30 |
| Aubrey MacKenzie | South Africa | Melbourne, St Kilda | 1914 | 1924 | 12 | 17 |
| Ian Muller | South Africa | Carlton, St Kilda | 1984 | 1991 | 27 | 2 |
| Mabior Chol | Sudan | Richmond | 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| Majak Daw | Sudan | North Melbourne | 2013 | 8 | 12 | |
| Reuben William | Sudan | Brisbane Lions | 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ian Perrie | Zimbabwe | Adelaide | 1998 | 2007 | 115 | 133 |
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about 41 games from the below stats
Not sure if you’re disputing or confirming my point.
neither
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Is he?
Jan 1 DOB.
Isn’t that a common default for those who don’t have a birth certificate from their country of origin?
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Ask David Wirrpanda
click on link to see his interview.
Jok eyes off JLT spot
New Bomber Tom Jok says he has his eyes set on a spot in the side set to take on Carlton in the club’s first JLT Community Series hit-out on February 28.
The versatile rookie has continued to impress in his first pre-season at The Hangar, finding plenty of the ball during the Bombers’ match simulation on Friday to take another step forward in his development.
Jok showed good speed and touch throughout the session and was pleased with his ability to adjust to the pace of the competitive game.
“It was good out there, a bit quicker than usual, so it was my first taste of AFL footy I suppose so that was pretty exciting,” Jok said on Friday.
“I think I handled it fine, but sometimes I got caught a bit here and there, but that comes with getting experience and more of these match play (sessions) in the future will probably help more.”
Tom Jok is settling in well to the AFL landscape. (Photo: Essendon Football Club)
The 22-year-old has soaked in as much information as possible in the first few months of his AFL career and is determined to have an immediate impact for the side in 2019.
“I’ve just been trying to learn as much as I can off everyone, being in the midfield group and asking a lot of questions here and there,” he said.
“That’s going to fast-track my learning experience and hopefully that’s going to get me out on the field.
“I’m taking it one step at a time, today was my first (session of) match play.
“We’ll get another one in a week or so now, so (I will) build towards that and hopefully put my hand up for a JLT (selection) and hopefully for round one after that.
“JLT is the first step, so I have my eyes on that right now.”
Stints with St Kevin’s Old Boys Football Club in the Victorian Amateur Football Association in recent years and Collingwood’s VFL side in 2018, playing alongside many former and current AFL players, ensured Jok undertook an “absolutely beneficial” apprenticeship before being drafted in November.
Jok singled out former St Kevin’s teammate Stephen Gilham – who played 114 AFL games at Port Adelaide, Hawthorn and Greater Western Sydney – as a significant role player in his ability to settle into his new surroundings so comfortably.
“Steve Gilham has been quite vocal, just advising me on how to handle a pre-season and how important it is to get a lot of sleep and recovery, so that’s been my number one factor and it’s holding me in good stead so far.”
Club ruck coach Mark Jamar also played beside Jok at St Kevin’s, and Jok said it has been nice to reconnect with the former Bomber.
“Jamar has been good, he’s always reminded me to back myself and he’s very happy for me about where I’ve gotten and it’s always good to see a familiar face around.”
Jok’s outstanding athleticism has been well documented during his short time in red and black and was highlighted by his second-place finish in the club’s two-lap challenge on January 11.
Only renowned runner Patrick Ambrose could stay ahead of Jok on that occasion and the youngster joked he will continue to nip at the heels of his experienced teammate.
“Patty’s been the king for a while now, so I think it will be good for him to have someone to compete with,” he said.
“No wonder he got a PB as soon as he had someone to compete with. Hopefully I can get him once I get a bit stronger.
“I think being competitive just comes out of you, and it certainly did for Patty and it did for me so I’ll be breaking a PB soon.”
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With a lot of injury clouds hanging over our small/medium rebounding defenders, Jok may find himself in or around our starting 22.
I would give Begley a crack at halfback if there was a spot available.
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Haven’t heard that one before. Why? What reason are you putting him back there.
Coaches love the kid. Gets picked regularly when fit.
Baguley to defence and Begley into his HFF role would be more likely, although I’m fairly certain Baguley’s backline days are done.
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My preference would actually be for him to do midfield time in the VFL but I don’t think they will do that.
I personally think he would be far more involved in the game off half back and he has the perfect skill set for it.
He has a lot of similarities to Hibberd.
Beautiful penetrating kick, good overhead, solid boy with reasonable pace that has good agility. Can look after himself in a contested situation.
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I’d hate that to happen, to be honest.
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Is that the only reason?
That’s not a reason, it’s a preference.
My reason is that Begley has something vital for a goal-scorer - he has killer instinct and a nose for goal. I’d hate to not capitalise on that.
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Begley should just focus on coming back from his knee injury. He’s had a year off, time to build confidence and that should be in roles familiar to him.
Fair enough.
Would hate to see somebody as talented as him pidgeonholed in that role.
It’s all a fantasy anyway, as we have two outstanding halfbacks already.
I guess that’s why the idea of he developing into a bull-goal-kicking-mid is so tantalising 
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